2009 Honda S2000 GT Edition 100

The Honda S2000 GT Edition 100 marked the closing period of the U.K.

History and purpose

The Honda S2000 GT Edition 100 marked the closing period of the U.K. S2000 programme with a specifically named 100-car edition. The contemporaneous Trident Honda announcement identifies the complete edition and its numbered presentation. This is more precise than calling every final-year S2000 rare or treating an ordinary market allocation as a separate programme. The title includes GT to preserve the original U.K. identity. The shorter Edition 100 heading and the duplicate GT heading refer to the same programme, so they are consolidated for lookup. The announced ceiling is verified; an independently reconciled completed manufacturing tally is not asserted.

Design and engineering

The U.K. brochure describes a naturally aspirated 2.0-litre engine rated at 240 PS and a six-speed manual gearbox driving the rear wheels. Those market-specific details should remain separate from the U.S. CR’s 2.2-litre specification. The Edition 100 announcement identifies Grand Prix White with graphite-coloured wheels and special identifying details. The supplied white car shows that restrained presentation from the front, with the open cabin clearly visible. Its appearance is less overtly track-oriented than the CR photograph. This is a visual comparison, not a claim about an independently measured performance advantage for either edition.

Identifying the original configuration

The selected file names the S2000 GT Edition 100 and records a later enthusiast gathering in August 2025. It is a photograph of the named edition, not an image of an unseen individual plaque number. An authentication file should connect the numbered identifier and chassis to original delivery information. White paint, dark wheels and a commemorative badge can be copied, so those details are useful supporting observations rather than sufficient proof alone. Retain the original U.K. brochure and programme announcement with the individual car’s records. Any replacement interior, wheel refurbishment or paintwork belongs in a dated history of that example.

Collector context and preservation

Edition 100 offers a useful way to discuss how a commemorative programme can retain a familiar sports-car silhouette. Its historical identity rests in its defined scope and original specification rather than a dramatic body redesign. Beside the S500, the photograph invites comparison of open cockpit proportions and the relationship between front body and windscreen. Beside the CR, it explains a different factory presentation within the S2000 family. Keep its 100-car programme intact instead of creating additional profiles for colours, national spelling variants or duplicate workbook headings. A good collector record preserves both the numbered programme identity and the individual car’s subsequent ownership and maintenance history.

Reading the evidence for this profile

The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.

Specifications and verified rarity

Frequently asked questions

What is the Honda S2000 GT Edition 100?

The complete named 100-car U.K. S2000 GT Edition 100 commemorative programme, with completed manufacture left unconfirmed.

What engineering defines this vehicle?

Naturally aspirated 2.0-litre four-cylinder; U.K. brochure rating 240 PS. Front engine, rear drive; six-speed manual; numbered commemorative GT edition. The specifications describe the original programme or published concept proposal. An individual example’s installed equipment and any later changes need their own dated evidence.

Why does this profile use 2009?

This is the documented introduction or original configuration year. Photograph dates and market model years can differ. Keeping those dates separate makes it possible to follow the car’s development without creating a second identity for the same programme.

How should an individual S2000 GT Edition 100 be authenticated?

Connect the chassis identifier to original delivery, edition or custodial records. Compare period exterior, cabin and mechanical photographs with the documented configuration. Record replacement parts, paint changes and restoration work as dated events. A badge or colour alone cannot establish that a car belongs to this original programme.

What rarity or archive scope is verified?

Complete named U.K. S2000 GT Edition 100 programme, announced as 100 numbered cars. Exact completed manufacturing tally unconfirmed. Original HON-083 shorter heading and HON-084 probable duplicate heading are lookup aliases, not separate profiles or a promotion of HON-084.

Who took the supplied photograph?

Calreyn88 via Wikimedia Commons, under CC0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.

Related Honda family profiles

• 2008 Honda S2000 CR
• 1963 Honda S500

Sources and photo credits

• Original manufacturer or contemporaneous programme record
• Original Honda U.K. S2000 brochure, archival copy

Photograph: Calreyn88 via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Honda S2000 GT Edition 100 photographed on 9 August 2025. The exterior view does not establish an individual plaque number.